Mary George, Fall Fair council and letter from the mayor, Addie Hann, Stella Tee, Elvira Harding quilting and pottery, heavy horse show expansion, importance of show ring in beef, dairyman George Koopmans, child-parent benefits of 4-H, message from president Anita Tomayer, weekend programme, Ooster…
Mary George, Fall Fair council and letter from the mayor, Addie Hann, Stella Tee, Elvira Harding quilting and pottery, heavy horse show expansion, importance of show ring in beef, dairyman George Koopmans, child-parent benefits of 4-H, message from president Anita Tomayer, weekend programme, Oosterhoff family, Fay Van Horn, Beryl Jakubowski horses, Bayson family, pottery club display, Widen family.
Council and message from the fair, history of the Fall Fair, 4-H achievement day, young artist exhibits, Bulkley Valley Museum and Historical Society, loggers' sports, quilting, bottles and stained glass, first B.C. heavy horse pull championship, 4-H corrals, Barbara Jeffery doll collection, potter…
Council and message from the fair, history of the Fall Fair, 4-H achievement day, young artist exhibits, Bulkley Valley Museum and Historical Society, loggers' sports, quilting, bottles and stained glass, first B.C. heavy horse pull championship, 4-H corrals, Barbara Jeffery doll collection, pottery and ceramics, Quick Women's Institute, message from president Anita Tomayer, weekend programme, dressage, Sandy Clark weaving, Bob Haslett dog training, The Pathfinders, lapidary, cabinetmaking, Haide Saefkow photography, the cloth company, R.W. Calderwood Agencies, clocks enhanced in wood, Hans Duerchin nominated for Ernest C. Manning award.
President's message from Anita Tomayer, Fall Fair directors, International Youth Year, kiddies' dog show, weekend programme, 4-H fun parade, light horse show, fair volunteers, Bulkley Valley Agricultural and Industrial Association financials, Bulkley Valley Days, Smithers Youth Centre fundraising, …
President's message from Anita Tomayer, list of officers and directors, fair preparation, Dr. L.M. Green, 4-H, commercial booth changes, horseshoes, historical transportation, featured entertainment, logger sports, heavy horses, arts and crafts, livestock show, music in light horse show, poultry class changes, letters from 4-H members, armed forces display, fairground map, weekend programme, Quick Women's Institute pie booth, beef judging, volunteers, early days of the railway, history of telephones, early flying days in the Bulkley Valley, history of highways in the valley, Bulkley Valley Days, telegraphs.
President's message from Anita Tomayer, 88 years of agriculture, Louise Schroeder, markets and costs, young farmers needed, agriculture statistics, historical shaping of farms, logging and ranching, life of beef farmers, dairy farmers and international trade, music at the fair, Heritage Cooking Con…
Printed in the Interior News, Houston Today, and Lakes District News.
Scope and Content
President's message from Anita Tomayer, 88 years of agriculture, Louise Schroeder, markets and costs, young farmers needed, agriculture statistics, historical shaping of farms, logging and ranching, life of beef farmers, dairy farmers and international trade, music at the fair, Heritage Cooking Contest, dog show, light horse show growth, weekend programme, heavy horse pull, logger sports, return of chuckwagon races, wheel and loom race, fair parade, 4-H clubs, past in photos, livestock judging tips, "haying fever."
President's message from Anita Tomayer, list of officers and directors, showcasing beef, beef cattle show preparation, multi-cultural theme, Auktje Oosterhoff, Mabel Forsythe and culture revival, Stahl family fair involvement, draft horses, Raume family, rabbits in 4-H, pony-drawn chariots, costume…
Printed in the Interior News, Houston Today, Lakes District News.
Scope and Content
President's message from Anita Tomayer, list of officers and directors, showcasing beef, beef cattle show preparation, multi-cultural theme, Auktje Oosterhoff, Mabel Forsythe and culture revival, Stahl family fair involvement, draft horses, Raume family, rabbits in 4-H, pony-drawn chariots, costumed horse races, limousin class, dairy farming, new light horse features, Impressions of Paradise, Ciamipichini rabbits, rabbits in Hazelton 4-H, fair volunteers, dog show, logger sports, Allan Kilpatrick Memorial Trophy, Lisa Kerr 4-H cattle, food at the fair, steak market and stock judging, musical ride, petting zoo, music variety, Bulkley Valley Days, Telkwa Barbeque.
Message from chairman Walter Hromatka, board of directors, future development of ski corporation, frostbite, Ladies' Day, Award of Merit ski trip, ski injury prevention, first-time skiers wanted, 20 years of ski patrol, map and rates, cross-country trails, town and mountain events, alpine racers, p…
Printed in the Interior News, Houston Today, Lakes District News, Omineca Express, and Terrace Standard.
Scope and Content
Message from chairman Walter Hromatka, board of directors, future development of ski corporation, frostbite, Ladies' Day, Award of Merit ski trip, ski injury prevention, first-time skiers wanted, 20 years of ski patrol, map and rates, cross-country trails, town and mountain events, alpine racers, preparation exercise, ski lessons, Bulkley Valley Days chairlift.
The fonds is arranged into two series, Administrative and Fall Fair, and contains newspaper programs, prize lists, prize tickets, meeting minutes, correspondence, financial statements, newspaper supplements, entry forms, certificate of incorporation and a brief history on the founding of the fair.
Talk of forming a Bulkley Valley Agricultural Association to oversee the planning of an exhibition began in 1910 (Interior News, May 1910). Various names were used before incorporation, such as: Bulkley Valley Agricultural Association (Interior News, July 27, 1912), Bulkley Valley Agricultural Association and Farmer’s Institute (Omineca Herald, June 7, 1913) and Bulkley Valley Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition Association (Interior News, June 21, 1919). On July 14, 1919, the Bulkley Valley Agricultural and Industrial Association was incorporated under the Agricultural Act. The mandate of the Association was to "advance the interests of agriculture and to hold an annual exhibition of agricultural products at Smithers, and to do all such other things the directors may decide for the advancement of the association, the farmers and farming." The first directors of the Association included A. Kilpatrick (President, Smithers), J. G. Wood (Vice-President, Telkwa), and L.B. Warner (Secretary Treasurer, Smithers), George Oulton (Smithers), A. J. Prudhomme (Telkwa), E. C. Barger (Telkwa) and William S. Henry (Smithers) (Interior News, June 21, 1919). Smithers held its first Fall Fair in Albert Park, September 30th, 1919. After several years the Fair became a three-day event, presenting a wide variety of exhibits including agricultural displays, livestock and logging shows, handicraft and homemaking exhibits, stage shows, and a midway. The Fair continues to this day, having been held every year since 1919 except for 1932-1933, 1938-1945, 1950-1952, and 2020.
Scope and Content
The fonds is arranged into two series, Administrative and Fall Fair, and contains newspaper programs, prize lists, prize tickets, meeting minutes, correspondence, financial statements, newspaper supplements, entry forms, certificate of incorporation and a brief history on the founding of the fair.
Arrangement
Records were rearranged in September 2016 by Manda Haligowski to better reflect archival standards and to improve accessibility.
